The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-23
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Will Tweed, OF steubenville, Is visiting
Ii the city this week. Bis
Fred Harris Is able to be out, after a
three weeks illness OF typhoid fever.
Niles Emma Hipkins, who has been Wis.
iting friends In Bells!re, returned home
yesterday. siF9f ,3Et
Mr.. Elwood RstcliG, of Mt. Pleasant,
e the guest OF William Ra!clih, Esq, OF
Fourth street. Tf r
Ross Barr and sister Allie, who have
been very low with the fever, were re.
ported better last evening.
Valentine Broman has again got fixed
up in his store room in Paull's addition,
after the loas Of time since the cyclone.
During the storm on Tuesday afternoon
lightning struck the corner OF the roof on
Mr.. Berkle's house in Clark's addition,
breaking three raf.ers and tearing up tbs
aningles. Damage about SIC. ,8,
The time for paying taxes has been ex.
tended until June 25, after which time
five per cent will be added. Tho books
will be at the Office OF J. r. Hanies, Mar.
tins Ferry, for the last time on Thursday,
June %, after which date the books will
be at the office Of Il. T. Howell, In Bridge.
port. 6 e
Mr.. J. T. Riley, who has been confined
to his bed, strapped in box for five
weeks, since 1t was discovered his leg was
broken, 10 getting along nicely, though II
will be fully six weeks before he will be
able to BIO up. Mr.. Riley bears bis long
confinement with patience, and as soon as
he is well enough he will rebuild his real.
dence on the old site. +
The Presbyterian Sunday School pic.
nicked yesterday at Ridgeway'a grove on
the G., Nv. Railroad, passing d pleasant
day, leaving here at eigh! O'Clock. A
base ball game, under Captains W. Fl.
Thomas and Henry Wgrnig, resulted in a
score OF IS TO in favor Of Capt. Thomss'
niue. Tho whole affair YVES decided
succesa. It was ono Of the most pleasant
occasions ever known in the basket pic
mic line. about two hundred being in at
tendance. Upon their arrival on the
grounds, tho different amusemenis began
and were kept up until six o'clock, stop
ping at ona o'clock to deYour the sump.
tuous dinner taken from fifty baskets.
The O., L. & W. Railroad ran an cxcur.
sion train especially for the picnickers.
The necessity Of pavement, or walk
OF come kind between the depot and
Albert Welsh's restaurant near Hanover
street, becomes more apparent daily. Yes.
terday afternoon when the 2 PIX. train
had pulled into the station several passen-
gers alighted and started toward Hanover
street (where meat local travellers make
fos), but just as they reached the stone
val inclesing AR. Davin's yard, the train
came along, the cylinder on the engine
taking up nearly all the room, 60 .narrow
is the path between the wall and the rail
road. The path is 90 slipping that per-
Sous cannot walk alone one ct q time with
out stopping to balance themselves, let
along crowd Of three or four. The O. 4
T. company have OF late been quite lib
eral in their preparation Of depots and
other improvements, but now that the
new depot has been built there should be
walk or mora convenient access to it
than the present path by which the travel
ing public have to walk. Council should
see that this mattor is looked into, and
have the walk laid before Someone may
be hurt by the passing trains. :